Undergraduate Course: Introductory Spanish Language (ELCH07002)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.delc.ed.ac.uk/hispanic/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Second semester. Introduction to written and spoken Spanish for students with little or no knowledge of the language. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
No previous knowledge is required. No students on programmes owned by DELC will be admitted.
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| Additional Costs |
A coursebook and a dictionary |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | or 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | or 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. First class meeting for all students registered on course - David Hume Tower 11.01 |
| Additional information |
Students must attend pairs of classes choosing EITHER Monday and Wednesday (2pm-4pm) OR Tuesday and Thursday (2pm-4pm) |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 8 sides | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | 8 sides | c/w ELCH07001 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Basic knowledge of Spanish in a wide variety of situations with the aim to develop learner's confidence in language learning, understanding and responding to others in appropriate situations.
All units are topic-based and introduce a fundamental aspect of structure. Each unit is subdivided into several, stand-alone sections allowing the main topic to be developed and diversified, focusing on many aspects of everyday life and allowing the presentation of subsidiary grammatical items and lexical areas. |
Assessment Information
| Language exercises, two assessments in weeks 1-11 worth 40% of continuous assessment mark and may be accompanied by computer-based language work and the Degree exam at the end of semester worth 60%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Marian Aldaz Arechaga
Tel: (0131 6)50 8305
Email: M.A.Arechaga@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Jocelyn Proctor
Tel: (0131 6)51 3635
Email: jocelyn.proctor@ed.ac.uk |
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